1960 – Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg, born on the 18th of October in Sint-Agatha Berchem, Belgium. He is a Belgian-born action movie actor who’s most known for martial arts films. His Belgian background gave rise to the nickname "Muscles from Brussels". 1985 – His first major role came, when he played Ivan Krushensky in ..

1963 – Born on the 26th of April in Beijing, China. 1974-1979 – As a young boy, Li was a prodigy in the "wu shu" martial arts discipline. He was one of a group of Chinese children who performed martial arts at the White House for President Richard M. Nixon. – Li won ..

1860 – Born in Mikage, Japan on the 28th of October. 1874 – He was sent to a private school run by Europeans, to improve his English and German skills. 1879 – On the 5th of August, Kano participated in a jujutsu demonstration given for former United States president Ulysses S. Grant. 1881 – Kano ..

1955 – Billy Blanks born on the 1st of September in Erie, Pennsylvania, the fourth of fifteen children. As a child he suffered from undiagnosed dyslexia. He is a fitness guru, martial artist, actor, and the inventor of Tae Bo. 1975 – Married to his high school sweetheart, Gayle Godfrey Blanks. Their daughter, Shellie, born ..